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Creediidae (Sandburrowers)
Etymology: Creedia: Greek, kreesi, kreas = somebody that receives or keeps flesh (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: John Mildred Creed (1842–1930), a friend of Ogilby’s, was an English-born Australian physician and politician. [...] Dr Gerald Robert ‘Gerry’ Allen (d: 1942) is an American-born Australian ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range ? - 20 m (Ref. 40966). Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: endemic to Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35911)
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Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hutchins, J.B. and K.N. Smith, 1991. A catalogue of type specimens of fishes in the Western Australian Museum. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. Suppl. 38. 56p. (Ref. 35911)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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